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Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Republican Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham, Trump ally on Hill, led slew of legislators calling on the president to rethink his Monday... ..

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new timeline emerges for doj inspector general report on fisa abuse

Beyond that, Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham, Trump ally, has promised a deep dive into the origins of Trump-Russia after Horowitz completes his work.. ..

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paul manafort pleads not guilty to pardon-proof new york charges

Former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort, already serving seven and a half years in federal prison, pleaded not guilty in a New York mortgage fraud case — state charges that are beyond the reach of a presidential pardon. . ... Trump has already pardoned other political..

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mueller report: no evidence trump knew about trump tower meeting in

Rick Gates, Trump's former chairman who pleaded conspiracy against U.S and making false statements to FBI, told Mueller's that in the lead-up to Trump Tower meeting, Trump Jr announced at gathering of campaign staff and Trump family members that he had lead on information about..

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doj inspector general looking into fbi informant in trump-russia

Halper was asked by FBI to collect information on Trump Carter Page, and George Papadopoulos. But Halper went further and also met with Sam Clovis, former national co-chairman of Trump, move. ..

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can congress force trump to hand over his tax returns?

But the chairman might consider holding the commissioner of IRS and perhaps the secretary of Treasury in contempt of Congress. ... The question of whether the chairman of House Ways and Means Committee can request President Trump's tax returns from IRS turns on lesson of Teapot..

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california ag blasts 'power brokers' suit against net neutrality law

In 3-2 vote on the late last year, FCC Chairman Ajit Pai, Trump appointee, was acting to restore successful light-touch regulation that encouraged investment broadband services.. ..

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is this why trump is changing gears? report says manafort organized

A series of new revelations about Paul Manafort, the chairman of Donald Trump’s presidential campaign, may shed some light on why the Republican nominee decided he had to bring in some new blood. ... Trump has taken significant criticism for his admiring comments about Russian..

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